i knew jack kennedy. jack kennedy was a friend of mine. senator, you're no jack kennedy. >> by the way, flashback this day in 1988 one of the most memorable lines, a rehearsed line in the history of vice presidential debates. the great line wasn't enough. they lost to the bush/quayle ticket a month later. we'll have more on vice presidential history next week leading up to the debate between joe biden and paul ryan. fact check.org or politifact are going to give it a half true. i think we found out lloyd bentsen and jack kennedy weren't that close of friends. if president obama lost some momentum after wednesday's debate today's jobs report, could it bring it back? the first report to show unemployment rate below 8% since the very beginning of his presidency. david plouffe is a senior adviser to the president and of course the architect of the 2008 campaign. he joins me now. let me get your first reaction. how important psychologically is it do you believe to have an unemployment number below 8% the month before the election? >> well chuck